Case study · United Kingdom · public art · Disney+ × RNIB
A mural of a blind superhero
that can also be heard.
To mark the release of "Daredevil: Born Again", Disney+ and RNIB unveiled in March 2025 a mural by Insane51 at Manchester's Corn Exchange, with a tactile version and audio description triggered by a NaviLens code.
17 Mar 2025
Unveiling of the mural at Manchester Corn Exchange (Fennel Street)
Insane51
Greek artist — signature red/blue double-exposure technique
Disney+ × RNIB
Partnership with the Royal National Institute of Blind People
Daredevil: Born Again
Release of the new Marvel Television series on Disney+
The client
Disney+ & Marvel — with RNIB
Disney+ and Marvel Television rolled out the launch campaign for the series "Daredevil: Born Again" — starring Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock and Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk — with a large-format mural in the heart of Manchester.
The piece was produced through agency Premier and London studio Blank Walls, and signed by Greek artist Insane51, known worldwide for his red/blue double-exposure technique. Accessibility was designed in partnership with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), aligning the campaign with the universe of the character itself — a blind superhero.
The mural was on display temporarily from 17 March 2025 on the facade of the Corn Exchange, on Fennel Street, in the city's historic core.
§ The challenge
Making sure street art doesn't leave out those who can't see.
- 01
Public art that excludes
A large-format urban mural is, by definition, a visual experience. For the nearly two million people living with sight loss in the UK (RNIB), the piece is out of reach: no description, no texture, no audio layer.
- 02
A series about a blind superhero
"Daredevil: Born Again" centres on Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened perception. Disney+ didn't want a campaign that boasted of inclusion only on screen: the launch had to be consistent with the character on the street as well.
- 03
Adding tactile and audio layers without breaking the mural
The technical challenge was to add a tactile version and a professional audio description without spoiling Insane51's double-exposure composition — the code had to be activated from a distance, with no precise framing and without touching the wall.
§ The solution
Three layers: visual, tactile and audio.
Insane51 painted the piece in his double-exposure technique — a red layer with Daredevil and a blue layer with Kingpin — that can be seen with the naked eye or through coloured lenses. RNIB added a tactile version of the composition to be explored by hand.
Next to the mural a NaviLens code was installed: scanning it with a phone plays the professional audio description of the piece (the Mural_AD.wav file published by RNIB). The code is detected from several metres away and with no need for precise framing — key for blind users.
§ Timeline
From the scaffold to the Corn Exchange.
- March 2025
Commission to Insane51 via Blank Walls
Disney+ and agency Premier commission the mural through London studio Blank Walls. Greek artist Insane51 — a world reference for the red/blue double-exposure technique — designs the piece, inspired by the duality of Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk.
- 13–16 Mar 2025
Production on the street
The Blank Walls crew sets up scaffolding and cherry pickers in front of the Corn Exchange. Insane51 paints the piece live — red layer and blue layer overlaid — with the lines "Chaos must reign" and "The devil's work is never done".
- 17 Mar 2025
Unveiling with RNIB
Disney and RNIB officially present the mural on Fennel Street. Sonali Rai (RNIB) notes that "a show about a blind superhero is the perfect catalyst for making public art more inclusive". The piece features a tactile version and a NaviLens code that triggers the audio description.
- After the launch
National and international coverage
Manchester Evening News, ManchesterWorld, About Manchester, Get Your Comic On and Verge Magazine cover the unveiling; RNIB publishes the audio description file (Mural_AD.wav) on its website as a free download.
§ Walkthrough
From spray paint to audio description.
Production
Insane51 painting the mural live
Greek artist Insane51 works from a 1UP cherry picker in front of the facade of Manchester's Corn Exchange. To his left, the "MARVEL TELEVISION · DAREDEVIL · BORN AGAIN" logos and the Disney+ icon; to his right, the two figures overlaid in red and blue.
Unveiling
Finished mural on Fennel Street
View of the finished mural on 17 March 2025. Three pedestrians walk past the piece, installed on the side of the Corn Exchange on Fennel Street. The lines "CHAOS MUST REIGN" (blue) and "THE DEVIL'S WORK IS NEVER DONE" (red) close the composition.
Artist portrait
Insane51 in front of the finished piece
Insane51 poses on the cherry picker with his spray cans and his breathing mask hanging from his neck, once the "CHAOS MUST REIGN" and "THE DEVIL'S WORK…" lines are finished. Behind him, the mural already shows Daredevil and Kingpin overlaid in red and blue.
Urban view
Mural on the Corn Exchange facade
Full frontal view of the mural integrated into the stone facade of the Corn Exchange — a listed Victorian building in central Manchester. The piece covers the entire base of the building, with the signature "INSANE FIFTYONE" in the top right corner.
Double exposure
Daredevil and Kingpin intertwined
A close-up of Insane51's technique: a red layer with Daredevil and the Hell's Kitchen skyline, and a blue layer with Wilson Fisk in suit and tie. The piece can be seen with the naked eye, through a red lens or through a blue lens, offering three different readings of the same wall.
§ Results
A precedent for accessible public art.
NaviLens audio description
A code on the mural reads the piece aloud when pointed to with a phone
Tactile version of the mural
Relief replica of the composition to be explored by hand
A precedent for public art
RNIB calls for accessibility to become standard in future murals
§ What they said
“RNIB and Disney have unveiled a striking mural of "Daredevil: Born Again" adversaries Daredevil (Matt Murdock) and Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) today at Manchester's Corn Exchange. Created in collaboration with RNIB, this mural features a tactile version of the work, and audio description that can be accessed by scanning a NaviLens code.”
“A show about a blind superhero is the perfect catalyst for making public art more inclusive. This is an exciting opportunity to ensure that incredible artwork can be experienced by everyone, and we hope it sets a precedent for accessibility to become a standard in public art.”
“A striking 'double exposure' mural has been unveiled at Manchester's Corn Exchange to celebrate the release of Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+.”
“Disney+ has unveiled incredible new artwork in Manchester UK which celebrates the release of Marvel Television's already breakout hit Daredevil: Born Again. The unique 'double exposure' mural was unveiled at the Manchester Corn Exchange and was completed by artist Insane51.”
“The 'double exposure' style used by artist Insane51 allows for three different perspectives of the image: through a red lens, a blue lens and through the naked eye.”
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